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I have lower back pain. x rays reveal a narrowing disc space l2/l3. the doc did not note that the right transverse process is also skew. can this caus?
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Yes: If the disc narrows it can also cause the entire L2 or L3 vertebrae to rotate which can make the transverse process look 'skew' on an x-ray. Symptomatic treatment for this.
Answered 4/23/2019
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Maybe: All back symptoms have to be correlated with xray findings to see if they are causing you symptoms. A defect in a transverse process shouldn't be symptomatic but there is a defect called a pars interarticularis defect that is thought to be caused by early trauma that can cause pain. You should know that it is very common to find disc narrowing on xrays and mri's.
Answered 12/19/2018
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